OCZ XMP Ready Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3X1600LV6GK

Pros: Running on my EVGA X58 board at rated speeds. 8-8-8-24 at 1600 with no issues whatsoever. All 6GB recognized by Vista 64-bit. VERY HAPPY with this purchase. Call me nerdy, but I like the heatsinks on these much better than the OCZ GOLD. Fits the color scheme of the EVGA X58 very nicely.

Cons: EVGA board doesn't support XMP yet. You can still adjust the heck out of the settings, but all manually. Not the memory's fault but just worth noting.

Overall Review: I was torn between Corsair Dominator, the OCZ Gold, and this. Dominator was about $40 more at the time, OCZ Gold was about $20 cheaper. I emailed OCZ and got responses back within minutes, literally. I had an entire 5 email long conversation within 30 minutes, and I was sold on OCZ. Officially a fan of thier tech-suppoert if they were willing to answer my stupid questions. Anyway, the guy told me this is essentially the OCZ GOLD set, with XMP timings and the different heatsinks. He also said (as well as thier website states) it's "optimized" for Core i7. Not sure what that means, but it hasn't given me any issues whatsoever.

Pros: One review commented about the green PCB being ugly. Can't even see the color through my side window. The heat spreaders are black but the top edge is a shiny brushed aluminium, looks very nice. The part I can see is what matters. Sticks run great at 1600 8-8-8-24 1T w/ 1.64v. In comparison, the 1600 8-8-8-24 Corsair Dominators I tested would not run at 1T and needed 1.66v. OCZ gets a +1.

Cons: I didn't spend too much time on it, but my Rampage II Extreme wouldn't boot with 1800 9-9-9-28 (XMP #2). Perhaps with a little work I'll get it to work but I'm not too concerned. Current speed with 1T is awesome.

Overall Review: Don't let fancy heat spreaders or heatsinks influence your purchase decision. This stuff at 1.65v stays cool to the touch, doesn't even need a heat spreader IMO; but we're so used to seeing them now, why not. In any case, here's a simple, attractive stick that works.

Pros: They worked right out of the box. No problems! Also, with XMP ready, it took the OC stuff so easy! I put these memory into my EVGA X58 and i7 920. Flashed the new BIOS. Enabled the Dummies OC, Enabled the memory XMP profile 2. That's all you have to do to overclock the i7 920 to 3.35 Mhz and 1800 mhz memory speed.

Cons: None

Overall Review: - ANTEC 900 and two case - EVGA X50 mobo - I7 920 - 3 x 2GB OCZ XMP ready - Corsair 850TX psu - GTX 280 - LG Blueray DVD - 3 Seagate 1.5TB Raid0 - M-Audio Audiophile 192 sound card - Vista Ultimate 64

Pros: After receiving two DOA sticks with my previous DDR2 build, my trust in reliable efficient memory flew partway out the window but OCZ pulled me back in by the manhood. After pondering over which slots (Black or green) to put them in, I popped them in. Thankfully they didn't have those massive over-exaggerated heatsinks that conflicted with my CPU cooling setup. Now booting up the computer, I only had to change one setting in the BIOS which was the XMP profile setting. Changing it to 2 gave me all the bells and whistles and I was on my way to gaming. Booting right into Vista, it took much quicker for all the programs to open and there were pretty much no stalls or stutters contrary to my 2GB DDR2 sticks. Games also had quicker loading times and stuttered MUCH less. I used to think 4GB+ were wastes of money but I realize I was just defending my purchase. Now that I have 6GB I am a hypocrite, but a very happy one at that!

Cons: I have had no problems at all. Maybe my comment in the "Other thoughts" box is a con but they probably put what slots you had to put them in in the manual (Which I didn't read anyway due to my arrogance and "Do it yourself with no help" attitude).

Overall Review: If you are new to the i7 scene and bought these sticks or any other tri-channel sticks to go along with your shiny new i7 rig, you will probably hit a wall where the computer won't POST and will just leave a blinking screen. No, it may not be defective memory but instead your incompetence to put them in the right slots! You must use the slots in the back, not the front. If you don't understand, look at this: [][0]--[][0]--[][0] The brackets are the slots, the dashes are the spaces between the slots, and the 0's are the sticks. Put them in that way.

Pros: Worked right out of the box, fast, cheap

Cons: i got the old ones with green PCB :(

Overall Review: i have to sell my old 3gb kit now somewhere

Pros: Great ram, runs 1600 cas 7 @ 1.66vdimm. Popped off the HS and its d9JNL. Havent used the 1800 xmp profile but ram does great at 1750ish cas 8

Cons: 1 of the heat spreaders shifted a but putting it into the ram slot but this is nothing new with the XTC spreaders.

Overall Review: Get it while you can at this price, wolf in wolf's clothing

Pros: Works as advertised. Clicked this into my EVGA x58 tri SLI mobo with the core i7 920, carefully following the printed instructions to make sure they were in the proper slots (green on that board). This memory lets you go full speed while retaining 1.65 V, which is good for the core i7, you don't want to, at this time, exceed 1.65 volts.

Cons: None so far. I can't figure out exactly how the heat spreaders are going to perform.

Overall Review: I might have purchased memory with faster timings had I understood more when i bought it

Pros: Works well, had no problems in my overclocking, looks great too.

Cons: None